St. Thomas, Allina explore new med school

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Carissa Wyant

Staff Writer

The University of St. Thomas is in talks with Allina Hospitals & Clinics to explore the feasibility of collaborating in the creation of a new medical school to educate and train primary care physicians for Minnesota.

According to an e-mail sent to the St. Thomas community Monday from the University's President, Father Dennis Dease, Allina and the St. Paul-based University have been discussing a new model for a medical school. The e-mail said the school would be small, with up to 40 students in the first year's class, and education and training would occur at Allina facilities, utilizing Allina physicians and other personnel. Dease also said that St. Thomas would not have to construct a new building on one of its campuses or find space in an existing campus building for this project; classes would be held in Allina facilities.

Dease said in his e-mail that on Thursday, the Board of Trustees at St. Thomas will decide whether to authorize a feasibility study with Allina. The executive committee of the Allina board also will discuss a feasibility study at its meeting on Wednesday.

Minneapolis-based Allina owns and operates 11 hospitals, 65 clinics, hospice services, pharmacies and emergency medical transportation services in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with more than 2.5 million patient visits a year.

St. Thomas has been expanding its graduate-level programs in recent years, adding a law school and expanding its business school as part of a bid to increase its visibility beyond the Twin Cities.

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